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The Incorporation of Biophysical and Social Components in Coastal Management

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Change is inherent in coastal systems, which are amongst the most dynamic ones on Earth. Increasing anthropogenic pressure on coastal zones interferes with natural coastal dynamics and can cause ecosystem imbalances that render the zones less stable. Furthermore, human occupation of coastal zones often requires an uncharacteristic degree of stability for these inherently dynamic coastal systems. Coastal management teams face multifaceted challenges in protecting, rehabilitating and conserving coastal systems. Diverse monitoring schemes and modelling tools have been developed to address these challenges. In this article, we explore various perspectives: the integration of biophysical, ecological and social components; the uncertainties of diverse data sources; and the development of flexible coastal interventions. We propose general criteria and guidance for an Ecosystem-based Management (EbM) to coastal management, which aims primarily at adaptation to global change and uncertainties, and to managing and integrating social aspects and biophysical components based on the flows of energy and matter.

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The authors are grateful to the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Excellence Center for Development Cooperation, Sustainable Water Management (EXCEED/SWINDON) and Technical University of Braunschweig (TUBS) for their financial and technical support, enabling participation in the Summer School: Integrating Ecosystems in Coastal Engineering Practice (INECEP).

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  1. CEMIE-Océano, Instituto de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, Mexico

    Rodolfo Silva, Valeria Chávez & Edgar Mendoza

  2. Department of Estuarine and Delta Systems, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research and Utrecht University, Yerseke, The Netherlands

    Tjeerd J. Bouma

  3. Unidad Académica de Sistemas Arrecifales, Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Puerto Morelos, Quintana Roo, Mexico

    Brigitta I. van Tussenbroek

  4. Natural Capital Project, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA

    Katie K. Arkema

  5. School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

    Katie K. Arkema

  6. Red de Ecología Funcional, Instituto de Ecología, A. C., Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico

    M. Luisa Martínez

  7. Leichtweiß-Institut für Wasserbau, Abt. Hydromechanik and Küsteningenieurwesen, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany

    Hocine Oumeraci

  8. Scottish Association for Marine Science, Scottish Marine Institute, Oban, UK

    Johanna J. Heymans

  9. European Marine Board, Oostende, Belgium

    Johanna J. Heymans

  10. Grupo de investigación OCEANICOS, Departamento de Geociencias y Medio Ambiente, Facultad de Minas, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Medellín, Colombia

    Andrés F. Osorio

  11. Engineering and Environmental Technology Department, Federal University of Santa Maria, Frederico Westphalen, RS, Brazil

    Malva Mancuso

  12. Institute of Oceanography, Federal University of Rio Grande (FURG), Rio Grande, RS, Brazil

    Milton Asmus

  13. Coastal Oceanography Laboratory, Department of Oceanography, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, SC, Brazil

    Pedro Pereira

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Silva, R., Chávez, V., Bouma, T.J. et al. The Incorporation of Biophysical and Social Components in Coastal Management. Estuaries and Coasts 42, 1695–1708 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-019-00559-5

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